cial issues that pertained to a black upper class family. Both programs represented conservative issues that the majority of American families faced at this time.In the 1990s, television as a whole has developed a sense of reality in its programming. The dominant role women possess in the family and in society are better defined. In Roseanne, the idea of the American family is much more realistic than that of those shows from the 1950s. The familys obnoxious mother is the most dynamic member of the family. Married with Children was an overly exaggerated example of a problematic family. While it was a far cry from reality, the show expressed the societys opinion of its own culture in a satirical fashion.Televisions portrayal of the American family has undergone a significant transformation in the fifty years of its existence, as stated by this essay. The families seen on television today are the diametric opposite of those seen in the early 1950s. The relationship between the parents and the children has gone from perfect to dysfunctional. But, it is the dysfunctional relationships that are better examples of American families. Racial and ethnic lines have been crossed in the fifty years of televisions existence. If anything, television families have been teachers, showing the viewing audiences how to act and how things truly are. Blind folds, previously worn by the American people, have been taken off and thrown away. It is societys greater appreciation for honesty that has greatly influenced television....
